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014 I Should Never Have Married Her

Author: Olivia GW
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-26 16:20:30

(Cole)

Door closed. Light low.

I’m at my desk with Owen’s files spread out and coffee gone cold beside my hand.

My head still feels raw from what happened with Maya last night… She didn’t beg, she made me beg.

She took the moment, forced me to say things I keep to myself. I’m still trying to figure out what it means.

She’s never been like that before. But then, I always just take what I need at the time.

I want to tell her it’s over. I don’t want to hate what she’s become since Lucy was born. B
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  • Betrayed, Broken, Back for Revenge   098 Now

    (Jade)Cole stops when he sees me beside Owen’s bed.For a second, something passes across his face.“How long have you been here?” he asks.“Just now.”“You should have let me know.”“I didn’t want to interrupt. The call sounded important.”He shrugs but I notice the intensity of his eyes. “Not really. Just filling in time.”Lucy shifts beside Owen and rubs her eyes.“Owie,” she murmurs. “Mama?”“Mommy is sleeping, Poppet. She’ll be back soon, okay?”Owen opens his eyes slowly. “Dad?”“I’m here, Buddy.”I lean in. “I’m here too, Owen. How are you feeling?” I push the call button so they can come check him out.Lucy sits up. “Juice.”“Sure. I’ll get you a juice,” Cole says to her.“I’m thirsty too,” Owen says.“You are? That’s great. Here, have some water and we’ll check with the doctor on what you can have, okay?” I say as I hand him a cup.Owen nods and takes some slow sips. It makes me feel so good to see him awake.Dr. Robert Mason steps in through the side door.“Hello everyone,”

  • Betrayed, Broken, Back for Revenge   097 I Can’t Be In Two Places At Once

    (Cole)I pull my head of security aside before stepping back into the medical wing.“Old camera system in the main wing,” I say quietly. “Are they still operational?”He nods.“I need the living area and kitchen turned on.”“No problem.”“Do it now. In case Maya goes back anytime soon.”“Yes, sir. I’ll need ten minutes.”“Don’t tell anyone else. And I need you to stay on that doctor.”“We’ve got eyes on him.”“I don’t trust anyone else. He does not leave your sight until you hear from me.”“My job is to protect you, Sir.”“Your job is to follow my damn instructions!”“Very well, Sir.” He moves off.I go back into the medical wing.Maya is just finishing up Owen’s favorite book.She yawns and stretches. “I think I’ll go to the main wing,” she says. “I need sleep in my own bed.”I know she is not going there to sleep. She’s setting herself up as bait.“Great idea. First, I’ll make us dinner,” I reply. “Then you can relax and have some sleep.”She pauses. “In my kitchen?”“Yes. Something

  • Betrayed, Broken, Back for Revenge   096 What I Broke

    (Cole)I’m sitting beside Owen’s bed when Maya comes back in.Lucy is curled against him. His breathing is steady. That’s what matters.Maya sets the bags down by the table without comment and comes to stand near the bed. She checks Owen’s forehead, adjusts Lucy’s blanket, then straightens.“Maya,” I say.She looks at me.“I need to say something.” Because it has been playing on my mind for days.This is going to be head on the chopping block for me.I’m scared I’ll be rejected but I have to try. I’ve made mistakes. I’ve broken us. I’ve broken her.I do not deserve her or her love, but I’m going to ask anyway and cop whatever comes on the chin.“Okay.” She goes and sits at the table.I follow and sit across from her. “I was wrong.”She doesn’t react. “About what?”“About us. About you. How I went about things.”“Let me guess, you’re sorry and I should forgive you. Same old tune.”“No. I threatened you. The photos. The videos. I deleted them right away. Immediately. They don’t exist an

  • Betrayed, Broken, Back for Revenge   095 Finding Proof

    (Maya)By the time I pull into the mansion driveway, the sky is fading into late afternoon gray.Lucy is half asleep in her car seat.I sit there for a second before unbuckling her, just looking at the sheer size of this place.It’s mine. Technically. The only home Lucy has ever known but I can’t help but wish we had that smaller place in the country we once looked at.A place where kids could run safe and free and we could grow produce and have animals. Like normal people.Being a Vance is anything but normal. Maybe one day, when this is all over, I can get my dream property and show the kids how to be kids.I lift Lucy carefully.“Home,” I murmur.Inside, security nods. Staff step aside. Everything runs like clockwork. Cole has made sure of that.I head straight to the medical wing.In the main quarters it’s quite peaceful.Owen is asleep. I place Lucy down with him on her side and she automatically scooches over to him.“Owie?”“Shhh baby, Owie asleep. You go to sleep too, okay?”S

  • Betrayed, Broken, Back for Revenge   094 What Happened to the Clothes

    (Maya)I walk up to the emergency desk with Lucy on my hip. “Hi, I’m Maya Vance. This is Lucy… She was brought in a couple of weeks ago after a car accident.”“Yes, Mrs. Vance…” “Call me Maya. I wanted to thank everyone in here. You guys do an amazing job.”“Thank you. That’s very appreciated.”“I do have a question. When clothes are cut off a trauma patient, what usually happens to them?”The nurse smiles. “That depends on who is on duty at the time. We all do it differently but we do always try to ask if the family want them returned. But it does get crazy in here as you know…”I smile. “Is there a way to find out who was on the day my daughter came in?”She studies Lucy for a second. “Are you missing something?”“Not really. But I don’t remember being asked and I wondered if her clothes might still be here or have been disposed of.”“Let me check the roster.”“Thank you so much.”It takes a few minutes. Lucy plays with my necklace while we wait.The nurse reads off a name. “Kara

  • Betrayed, Broken, Back for Revenge   093 Smoke Without Fire

    (Cole)Jade comes back into the family living area we have set up for Owen and Lucy.“How’s he?” she asks, moving straight to Owen’s bedside.“Sleeping,” I say. “Fever’s down a little.”She nods and brushes her fingers through Owen’s hair.“Where’s Maya?” she asks.“Took Lucy out for some fresh air. They’ll be gone a couple hours.”She doesn’t react much to that. Just nods again.“Maybe we should go out and grab something to eat,” she says. “While he’s settled. The nanny can sit with him if you want a break.”“I can grab food and a shower here,” I reply. “Kitchenette’s stocked.”She studies me for a second. “If you’re staying, I might go back to my wing and lie down.”“That’s fine,” I say. “I’ll text if anything changes.”She leans down, kisses Owen’s forehead, then straightens.I go to the fridge and pour a glass of cola. I guess I can do some work on my laptop. Owen’s nanny is next to him.“I’m going to shower,” I tell her.“No problem, Mr Vance. Take your time.”“If Jade comes back

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